diff --git a/www/sites/all/modules/contrib/ctools/plugins/content_types/block/block.inc b/www/sites/all/modules/contrib/ctools/plugins/content_types/block/block.inc
index 9e7dc1c..4213e24 100644
--- a/www/sites/all/modules/contrib/ctools/plugins/content_types/block/block.inc
+++ b/www/sites/all/modules/contrib/ctools/plugins/content_types/block/block.inc
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ function ctools_block_content_type_render($subtype, $conf) {
   list($module, $delta) = _ctools_block_get_module_delta($subtype, $conf);
 
   $info = _ctools_get_block_info($module, $delta);
+
+  // If there is no info found for the block, populate a stub block info object
+  // which is required for the proper functioning of hook_block_view_alter().
+  if (empty($info)) {
+    $info = new stdClass();
+    $info->module = $module;
+    $info->delta = $delta;
+  }
+
   $block = module_invoke($module, 'block_view', $delta);
 
   // Allow modules to modify the block before it is viewed, via either